September 27, 2011 shop online at www.broadcasteronline.com Page 9 LAURA ON LIFE What Is Not Earned, Is Not Valued In America, every person is entitled to a public education. Whether they decide to learn anything or not is totally up to the individual. It’s a free country. There are times when a 4th grader would trade it all for a chocolate chip cookie. In my home, my children are guaranteed three square meals a day. Whether they eat it or not is up to them. My ten-year old would willingly trade his dinner, especially the vegetables, for almost anything else. Yet there are people in this world who would trade everything they own for a chance at even a basic education or the guarantee of even one meal every day. Why is it that our children are so unappreciative of the things they are given?Because these things are given to them without any requirements or caveats. Nothing is asked of them in return for these rights. They are not required to make a minimum grade in order to retain their right of free education. They are not even required to behave themselves in school to retain that right. In the same way, children are not required to do anything to “earn” their meals. Yes, my kids have chores, but I do not withhold food if their chores did not get done. In fact, if either of these rights are impinged upon, no matter the child’s performance in either regard, the parent is seen as a criminal, in America. I am in no way suggesting that these rights should be taken away, but there is compelling evidence that it could turn our educational system around if education had to be earned. Something should be asked of kids who want an education. Not money. Not favors. Something that a child can contribute: a good attitude, a willingness to work hard, good behavior. They should be concerned that this amazing right could be taken away if they don’t follow the rules. Some say a child can be suspended if they do not follow the rules. But suspension, by its de?nition, is only temporary. For those children who practice “regular suspension,” it’s merely a vacation in which no other student can indulge. A bonus for being disobedient. In countries where education is a privilege rather than a right, there are no disruptions in the classrooms. The kids know why they are there and that it may be their only ticket out of poverty. They are happy to be there. They want to learn. Distractions are frowned upon, not reveled in. Intelligence is revered, not reviled. The same can be Real Estate and Personal Property AUCTION Thursday Sept. 29, 2011 Real Estate 6 PM • Personal Property 5 PM th 1100 East 16 St. Yankton, SD Open House Wednesday, Sept. 21 5-6 PM Antiques: Grandfather clock build by John Nelsen, secretary desk, curio cabinet, various conditions violins, old books and magazines, cook books, blue glass ware, stereo, transit survey with tripod and old clarinet. Miscellaneous: Storage shed, couch, end tables, lamps, 2 bedroom sets, book shelves, large assortment of glassware, filing cabinet with safe keys, kitchen table & chairs, kitchen utensils, pots & pans, 2 singer sewing machines, violin strings, steel cabinets, milk stool, ice cream parlor chairs, desk, salt & pepper shakers, knic-knacks, records, bedding, new towels and sheets, hand tools, extension ladder, step stool, push lawn mower, garbage cans, drills and rugs. Guns: 1943 Russian Tokarev 7.62 cal pistol with holster. Description: Single family home on corner lot (153x70), 3 bedrooms, 2 bath with attached double car garage (24x24) built in 1973. Main floor sq. ft. 1288. Taxes: 827.08 (tax freeze base year 1985) Legal: Lt 1 Blk 3 Matuska’s addition Yankton SD Terms: 10% nonrefundable down payment due the day of Auction with balance due at closing. Title insurance and closing costs are split 50/50 between the buyer and seller. Seller will pay 2010 taxes and prorate. Auctioneers are working for the seller. Owner: Gladys Nelson To View or Questions call Dakota Realty and Property Management Hazen Bye, Auctioneer #11665 Cell: 605-624-4474 Guest Auctioneers: Gary Madsen 605-638-0643 & Jim Brady 605-670-9638 said for those poor children who only get one meal a day, if that. Many times, they have to earn it with some small service. Then, they eat every scrap on their plate whether it is their favorite or not. Spinach, broccoli and beets go down as fast as Chicken McNuggets and French Fries would. No, I am not a proponent of starving my children or depriving them of an education. What I’m saying is that, ironically, if these things were not guaranteed, our society would try harder to achieve them. They would be valued. In America, a college education is not guaranteed. It is not a right, it is an option; an option that should be coveted by anyone who wants to make a good living as an adult. Unfortunately, many American parents have not only insisted on their children going to college, but they have also guaranteed it by funding it for their children. Again, it is something that is being given to young adults with no expectations; only the hope that they will see the importance and perform accordingly. Unfortunately, it is not enough that a Laura Snyder parent desperately wants a decent life for their child. The child has to want it as well. If they want it, they will invest their own time and money as well as their blood, sweat and even some tears. The myth that one set of parents should fund multiple children’s college educations is perpetuated by colleges and university. If there is a balance on the account, the administration immediately turns to the parent, not the student. But if a parent asks for a list of the student’s grades, they are told it’s none of their business because the child is over 18. Apparently, this means that college students are old enough to do without their parent’s guidance, but not old enough to do without their money. Colleges are facilities dedicated to the pur- suit of making money, as any business is. They have no stake in your child’s education. If a child decides to party through all four years, riding on the very edge of a passing grade, the colleges couldn’t care less. What’s worse, the student’s parents would never even know. Your tuition money buys only your child’s right to be there. If a student has not had to pay his own way through college by way of part-time jobs and loans, it is dif?cult for su|do|ku Solution © 2008 KrazyDad.com that student to place the proper value on it. Even after a diploma has been issued, what incentive does he have to go to work if Mom and Pop are still paying for everything? It is inherent in humans. They do not value what they have not had to earn. I’m simply saying: Don’t make it so easy. Laura Snyder is a nationally syndicated columnist, author & speaker. You can reach Laura at lsnyder@lauraonlife.com Or visit her website www.lauraonlife.com for more info. 5 6 1 9 3 9 7 3 2 1 8 2 4 7 6 3 5 7 1 8 2 9 8 6 4 1 4 6 5 2 7 1 2 4 5 4 3 5 8 9 6 8 9 3 7 7 2 8 8 4 6 5 5 9 3 1 9 2 4 6 3 5 1 7 7 3 8 9 6 8 9 3 1 6 7 2 2 1 5 4 4 THREE BEDROOM RANCH STYLE HOME IN VIBORG, SD AT AUCTION As I have moved to the Good Samaritan Home in Centerville I will offer the following real property at public auction at 203 W Blaine Avenue, Viborg, SD on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 --- 10:00 A.M. WANTED Buying all types of SCRAP IRON Farm Machinery • Cars & Trucks References Available • Top Market Prices Paid Home: 402-945-1512 • Cell: 402-533-3640 RETIREMENT •AUCTION• SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011 Sale Starts 10:00 AM – Lunch Located from Newcastle, NE: 2 Miles West on Hwy 12 and 1 Mile South FARM IMPLEMENTS IHC 1456, 9 Bolt Axle Mount Duals, 2 hyd., Serial No. 015202 IHC 806 WF 3 pt., Serial No. 27501 AC-WD Tractor for salvage Roorda Manure Spreader, 300-bu., good Owatona Windrower 260, 14-ft. canvas head Owatona Skid Loader, No. 310 JD 7000 4-row Corn Planter JD Stack Mover Gyro Mower, 7-ft., 3 pt. Mist Blower Lily Roter Tiller, 12-ft., 3 pt. IHC Grinder Mixer with scale 2 Silage Wagons, 7x14, with heavy Westendorf gears, shedded, good 2 Gravity Flow Wagons, 250 bu. and 150 bu. Owatona Round Baler, No. 595 Weed Sprayer, 500-gal., 8-row Elston Gopher Getter, 3 pt. Flat Bed, 8’x14’ JD Elevator, 42’x18” Marath Auger, 8x50 3 Section Packer 3 Pt. Cement Mixer, 1-1/2 Bag JD Disc, BWA, 18 ft. IHC 78 Cultivator Case 5x16 Plow, steerable 2 Six Wheel Rakes Dump Rake JD Mower, No. 8 Buzz Saw & Blade 5 Section Wheel Drag Lots of old Iron Lots More Items – Too Numerous to List! 2000 GMC Sierra Pickup 1/2 Ton, 4x4, loaded, near new tires, 107,000 miles MISC. JD Lawn Mower Z425, 0 turn, good Snow Blower, 5 hp, 24”, like new Sears Chain Saw Air Compressor Power Washer 2 Tillers 2 Older Lawn Mowers Electric Welder Cutting Torch 5 Fuel Tanks, 300 gal. - 500 gal. 110 Pickup Portable Tank Plastic 300 Pickup Tank 13 30–ft. Rafters 2 Steel Feed Bunks 2 Bale Feeders Dehorning Shoot Pride of the Farm Cattle and Hog Waterers Moisture Tester Lots & Lots of Steel & Wood Posts Lots of Cattle Panels Wire Winder Grain Cleaner 500 Bales of Straw James & Barbara Hoesing 402.355.2581 Auctioneers & Clerks: Kenny Burcham 402.638.2561 Larry Lowe 402.755.2393 Not Responsible for Accidents The main floor includes 2 large bedrooms with closets, one small bedroom, large living room, bathroom, kitchen with wooden cabinets, a 3 season room and a single attached garage. There is a full finished basement with water softener and an electric furnace and heat pump installed in the fall of 2010. This home is ideally located on a corner lot one block north of the school and only 2 blocks from downtown. OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, September 18 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Call: 605-530-3661 to view the property. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: N 36’ OF THE W 1?2 of Lot 6 and the W 1?2 of Lot 7, Block 2, Larsen’s 2nd Addition to Viborg, Turner County, SD. TERMS: Cash sale. $5,000 non-refundable down payment day of sale with balance on or before October 30. Possession at closing. Title insurance shared 50-50. Real Estate taxes of $1,623.24 pro-rated to date of closing. Auctioneers are agents for seller. Selling subject to owner confirmation. DOROTHY LARSON, OWNER ELAINE ISAACSON, POA GARY WARD, ATTORNEY KNUTSON AUCTION SERVICE Harlan Knutson RE Auctioneer 605-563-2590 Terms Cash Larry Larson RE Auctioneer 605-253-2461